Detections
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PHP < 4.2.2 Malformed POST Requests

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1476

Synopsis

The remote host is running a version of PHP which is older than 4.2.2.

Description

The remote host is running a version of PHP which is older than 4.2.2. This version has a bug which allows an attacker to disable the remote server or execute arbitrary code on it.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP 4.2.2 or downgrade to 4.1.x

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-4.php

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 1476

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11050

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0986

BID: 5562, 5278